Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting busybox package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
0.04% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-BUSYBOX-6094995
  • published30 Nov 2023
  • disclosed27 Nov 2023
  • creditZclin

Introduced: 27 Nov 2023

CVE-2023-42366  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for busybox.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow via the next_token function in the awk.c file. An attacker can crash the system or gain unauthorized data access by sending specially crafted inputs to the function.

References

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1